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I do not own a cider press. I have made wines in the past like haskap (or honey berry), blueberry and raspberry wines. I always ferment on the skins and strain when I bottle. I often can’t be bothered to clarify or rack wines. I wanted to try making cider and when I went to make it I applied the...

I did. I made an wild apple and local honey wine, I did the primary ferment in a pail with C-1118 sparking wine yeast. I bottle condition them in addition with some ginger bug I had lying around.

Yes I have, worked well. I described it as a apple nectar wine, my only sweetener was honey. I back sweetened it with a honey syrup I infused with cinnamon. I got it carbonated too with a ginger bug or ginger beer starter.